http://nativeamericanminnesota.org A journey of learning and understanding Sat, 03 Oct 2009 02:01:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Historian Bruce White has added a blog to the home page of his MinnesotaHistory.net site, and he’s begun blogging. Bruce is one of the state’s most respected historians and has written extensively about Native Americans. I’ve added the RSS feed of his blog to the ... http://nativeamericanminnesota.org/archives/556/ Here are the contents of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) 2006 CD that was handed out at last night’s Coldwater Spring open house. All the documents are PDFs. Coldwater Spring/Bureau of Mines Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 2006 Final BOM DEIS July 2006 ... http://nativeamericanminnesota.org/archives/545/ Earlier this evening, I attended the Coldwater Spring open house at the VA Hospital hosted by National Park Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service staff. (See my January blog post for details.) The Mississippi National River and Recreation Area web site has a set of web pages titled ... http://nativeamericanminnesota.org/archives/539/ I got this information (PDF) emailed to me today by Denise Niedzolkowski, Public Relations Specialist and Executive Assistant, Mississippi National River and Recreation Area. She wrote: “Attached is the announcement of the public open house for the Camp Coldwater Spring, the property formerly known as the Bureau of Mines.” ... http://nativeamericanminnesota.org/archives/536/ Waziyatawin has letter to the editor in today’s Strib. As an indigenous person from occupied territory in Minnesota, Obama fever has eluded me. In fact, I find little in Obama's rhetoric or proposed policies that indicate his presidency will be substantially different from the ... http://nativeamericanminnesota.org/archives/535/   Three youth from the Boys and Girls Club of the Leech Lake Area (Deer River, Cass Lake, Walker) unveiled a large Native American-themed mural at today’s Sesquicentennial closing ceremony in the Rotunda of the State Capitol. http://nativeamericanminnesota.org/archives/531/ A reception was held at the State Capitol this afternoon to close out the Sesquicentennial and thank everyone involved. See the album of 15 photos or this slideshow: http://nativeamericanminnesota.org/archives/524/ The current issue (winter 2008-09) of Minnesota History, the quarterly of the Minnesota Historical Society, arrived in the mail today. It contains a 14-page article titled Survival at Crow Creek, 1863---1866 by Colette A. Hyman, a professor of history at Winona State University. (The quarterly apparently doesn’t make PDFs ... http://nativeamericanminnesota.org/archives/523/ In today’s Strib: History Lesson Inspired by the 150th anniversary of Minnesota statehood, "States" asserts the primacy of Indians in Minnesota, recalls broken treaties and the bitter hanging of 38 Indians at Mankato in 1862. A valuable counterpoint to official sesquicentennial ... http://nativeamericanminnesota.org/archives/505/ MPR: On horseback, Native American riders make 300 mile trip A group of about 50 Native Americans will ride on horseback into the Mankato area later this week. Their arrival will mark the end of a nearly 300 ... http://nativeamericanminnesota.org/archives/493/